On Baseball. Dy Ho.Ml BAHK. Now, that the cricket soason is over to give place to King Football, a low 'remarks on '.BasJenball " may not bo out of place. Although an ardent ldtnijiorI of; football; 1 ,,cliiot'blo blih:fl c'Lt iotfact.tlhat 'tl?ro are o good Inum. b*brof rlLfdli·ifA li dl' othidr 'ivho are not kicking tliho loathler,- jut who, no verthlloss, wouldl like to lhavo ,omo; olit.door oxorciso during tle wihter seoasln, '.rhlro can bo no doubt about, biisebial beiing thoi gamle hich' do serves tioe attention of athletes and cricketers in particular.. For both it supplies the Inecossary .oxeroise for lug aind limnlis, sharpens tie eye, do naiinds coolnissi, ilcOk observation ind decision ; it cultivate. tlhe faculty of estimating timio and distance in the samnio I nalthy ind, rocroativye ininaer ais Icripket, but with tho ail'intngeo of 'a gamne being decided in onio day; inI fiat tho, better the gano tlh sooner it is ovor. A cricketer, wenk in fielding, will find hilmsielf...

SPORTIN G. G IICK iT. I " IEPOITEII 11 " TROPHIY MATCIIi,;. FINAL ;HOUND. Ilux II1.1. v. SvUnIIVy lllti.H. ?The nbove initchl was continued hist Ha. turday when a very fair gnthering of slpcti. torH, congregaoted, la1nd as thlo weather was- n decided itlprovelmnlt on the Ipreviols SIttIr day it wahs mIore pleasant Ibth for compeli tors and the publie, and enjoyment reigned sullpreme. The two not outs were Collins and l)uuunn, anld na the latter arrived lant tho ganme was cotlliiilUetly delayed ; but wlheln I start was lllado Collijngis .was ot at lhone to thl bowling of Toon, nalld played tle fourth bnll of tile over ciarefilly into llhe liandso of C. White. l"--0--71. Marsh was tile last 1an 1111 ai hlie came Iup specially to ilcreaso tile score, it muslllt hitve been a sore dikappointtncullt to ils supporterH to son hlim hit ulp a ball of Toou's into the Ihands of Willinams, tlherely clositg tile innings for 77. u1innl being not out for -13. The lirst two rroslreenttives for lox H...

C'O1MS L'ON DENCE. [W' do 1tot hold iouislrere rensiiiible for ophiloll'.!?lo express' ly cour,'s?pnd'?. .] DAN(ibIOUS CALINGHS, TO TiHE I'.IITOR OF Tll;: ". IK'POIRI'." S4ti,-Considlering the nuinber of serious nnd, ill somi caseu, fatal aecidonti, that have occurred in connection with the brick mnnk iug industry carried on in this district, I think, in the interest of the workmiin on gaged, it is tino that publiu attention was called to tho'mattor. Thero is nil Act of Parliamlent called a " Shops and Factories' Act," but owing to an oversight in ldrafting it, it is inlduo to apply only to any, city, town or boroutlh, coinequeclltly any industry carried on in a :hiro does' not come under its operation. Now, Sir, I think that every neasoinblo inlan will .ngre with 1o1 thait lsuch in 1n111o ainly should not bo allowed to continue. As tlieru is not a (ioverninenut lIspeclor, as flr as 1 ant awnro thero is no clieclk Iupon it greedy employer risking the lives ,id liimb ui tlhe ;workitP...

A Robbery that was not i ii. a Robbery, Quitue , colnmillotiou ws onu.sd ill Ilox Hill I.1st wxjik throngh it ramonur, whli'u'i borll the solnblnlpuCpo, .triUl,(lof ;i. (I in'i rohbli'-Vy lvini beon cirei !itt!d. 'I'lie vrpoit originated in the cast end of ]Box Hill, whier nill the clilt resilde. Il n t nug-loolting little cottage, situnted on' tle crownl of a Ilill, there lives a charnning little wonian, who was oneo i widow, but who is now married to a fond dl mirer. A few dnys ago Mrs. - - hlad occasion to go out to Rse her friends, ind, as all fond mothers do, lshe took her childrone with her. \hln sihe caiio ack, she foundl tlhat the house had heen entered. IThe kitchen was covdredi' wil nth dii', tlio lontents of tho, kiAttle,;wliioh J!iltlA obpilnptieil on thli Iloor; isbono w"ean'i"l,: app.iirel was nlso missinl1, as well as thlre'. or four liounds in sterling gold. In diu time tlhe lleged iobbory w~\ reported to Sonior-Constable Lloyd, ndil, %\ith his usual discretion, lie ...

The Mont Alber -Cricket Club. IlE1'OlRT. The first scason of the above club .was brought to a close on the 4th April. " During tho year 18 matches had been played, of which 10 )vere wot, 5 lost, and 11 drawn. Twelvo lmantches °wero played on our. own grounllld, and 7 away tronl Surrey Hlills. llins-The club has scoredC 1119 runs, while015 runs o"erie cored against them. Soores?-The chief co?ntibutors to the club Canterbury lihe was not out " in both inninlgs although he wunlte firi first nc h obacnsion. !lis avernge is 12.. A. leach conies second, having 14lruns 'to his credit. 11l played in 1i1 matches, niid l chrried out his but twice. In the natchl ngninst the Union Jack he showed to his greatest advantage, uitking 24. in the first innings and 5 not out inl the sRcond, uldolbtedly winning tie lllmatch for the club. lis average is H. C. Fraser takes the trophy for the. highest individual score, which lie compiled by anything but good play inl tihe last matchl of the season. The sc...

Fatal Accident at the Box Hill Brick Woiks. It is our painfullduty to',dhronible another fital accident in the clay-hole attached to the 3ox IIill Brick Works, which occurred there durinig Wednes. day afternoon. The men were at work in the hole as usual, when a largo fall of earth took place. . All of the men, who acted with great presence of minid, mananed,. to.gotolear, with the exception of a'young nin named William Lenow, who slipped and full, and before ho could.r ise was buried beneath the falling debris. As soon as circmnstances would permit he was removed from his perilons position, and sent to the Molbout'rneu Iospital, but the injuries mwhich hlie lhad re= ceived were of such a serious nature. that he "expired on the way to that institution. Mr. -ring, the forocinmn of the clay-hole, had a very narrow escape. ad l ie been a moment litter in quitting the spot where hlie was standing lie, too, would have falloii a victim. The accident is attriliuted tib the late rains, which...

The. Gilmour Trophy. 1OX IIILL v. 1IUItWOOD. A meeting of the commlittee of the 11ox Ilill and lJrwood Cricket Clubas wasn hield last Monday night ntat the flank at lox. hlill to iake the final arinangonlents for the match to be played between thesoe clubs. The former were representlied by G. V. lInck birne (vice-president), C. lcid, T. Deck, W. alcader, B. l'aymi, C. Sutton, and Jno. Toon; whilst the latter sent Messrs. F. Mace, J. A. A. ace, IIrrey, Clarke, and Mlills. The cup presented by A. Gilmour, Esq., president of the norwoodl club, was on view, aind is crlaiuly a very IhandsoImo donation, and it wais decided to accept it as the trophiy for competilion, andlt that the heartiest thanlks of thoe llcceting he tenldered to, the donor for his liberality. It was decided thant the match coimmence next Saturday and beo played to a finish, the game to start at 2..45 p.m., and ibe continued until 5.1 p.mn. The namies of C. Suitoni, of llox iHill, and P. MaIrven, of DIurwoodl, wcer sub...